Example Sentences

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These lies are so dumb and easy to disprove that the onetime criminal defense attorney in me is cringing.

From Slate • Aug. 16, 2024

As American troops complete their withdrawal by their Tuesday deadline, much of the nation is cringing in fear in anticipation of coming reprisals.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2021

But Sala is cringing, clutching my arm like a vise.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

The world is cringing in the darkness where War left his lair, And everything takes on a lupine look, Baring gaunt teeth at every peaceful nook, And shaking torrent hair At every little brook.

From The Cup of Comus Fact and Fancy by Cawein, Madison Julius

She is grasping the rope firmly—she is cringing.

From Hadda Pada by Guðmundur Kamban